"This look into Gassendi's philosophy and science illuminates his contributions to early modern thought and to the broader history of philosophy of science." "Two keys to his thought are his novel picture of acquiring and judging empirical belief, and his liberal account of crit…
"This look into Gassendi's philosophy and science illuminates his contributions to early modern thought and to the broader history of philosophy of science." "Two keys to his thought are his novel picture of acquiring and judging empirical belief, and his liberal account of crit…
In 1903, despite the vehement objections of his parents, Albert Einstein married Mileva Maric, the companion, colleague, and confidante whose influence on his most creative years has given rise to much speculation. Beginning in 1897, after Einstein and Maric met as students at t…
The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought u…
